Bakwa Short Story Prize Award Ceremony/Reading Series [Pictures]
Photo Credit (All Pictures): Nchanji Melvin
Yesterday evening, at the Goethe-institut Kamerun, Bakwa Magazine organised a double event. The award ceremony for the Bakwa Magazine Short Story Competition and the first edition of the Bakwa Magazine Reading Series, a quarterly event which hosts a wide selection of writers, translators, editors and poets, and connects them to various local communities by hosting events in different cities.
The crowd was made up of a mix of writers, poets, translators, spoken word artists, students, engineers and journalists.
Nkiacha Atemnkeng (L) and Dipita Kwa (R), shortlisted writers for the Bakwa Magazine Short Story Competition
A. Bouna Guazong (L) and Bengono Essola Edouard (Right), shortlisted writers for the Bakwa Magazine Short Story competition
Nkiacha Atemnkeng read and answered questions on his shortlisted story
Dipita Kwa was next to read and answer questions on his shortlisted story
The first session was curated by Dzekashu MacViban
Bouna Guazong read and answered questions on his shortlisted story
Bengono Essola Edouard read and happily answered questions on his shortlisted story
Rita Bakop facilitated the next session
An attentive audience
Another part of the attentive audience
Nfor Edwin, copy editor at Bakwa Magazine, read the judges’ remarks on the shortlisted stories
Bengono Essola Edouard (L), winner, received his certificate from Uwe Jung (R)
Nkiacha Atemnkeng (L), runner-up, received his certificate from Uwe Jung (R)
Bengono Essola Edouard, winner of the Bakwa Magazine Short Story Competition (XAF 100,000 [$161USD])Nkiacha Atemnkeng, runner-up of the Bakwa Magazine Short Story Competition (XAF 50,000 [$80USD])
